Global Accreditation Association™

National Accreditation Association™
for Higher Education
NAAHE

Acting With Integrity & Care

NAAHE is committed to serving our community with professional integrity. We strive to maintain open communication, transparency, accountability, confidentiality, respect, consistency, and fairness throughout the accreditation process. An ethic of care pervades the work of reviewers, commissioners, and staff.

NAAHE acknowledges the power of collaboration in both the program review and the decision-making process. We value the expertise of members of the profession, the wider professional community, and the accreditation professionals who participate in the process of self-study and review.

Distinguish yourself with NAAHE Accreditation. The National Accreditation that Raises the Bar for Schools and National Certification Bodies. Graduates from NAAHE accredited organizations and institutions can ensure and demonstrate that their education and credentials was earned from a rigorous and accredited institution

Why an Accredited Program?

Questions prospective students should ask before making such a serious investment

If I enroll in this program or course what are my odds of making it all the way through, and

After this course or program, what will my job prospects be like?”

Examples on why accreditation for both schools and credentialing bodies matters.

What is the academic rigor?

What are the outcomes of students?”

Courses and Programs can be tricky, mainly because a course or program can (sometimes) mean absolutely nothing. Example: An online course offers a surgical technician program certification, But the certification doesn’t mean anything and is not required to work in some states as a surgical tech. Literally all it means is you went through the website’s training course and it says you passed the course. That’s it. It’s not a license, it doesn’t add anything to your resume or any credibility.

Some online courses even go as far to partner with accredited institutions to issue a certificate of completion misleading the student to believe, they have now received a certificate of completion from the accredited school, but in actuality it only means you completed the course.

That said, students’ need to determine if a school is an accredited Program, Accredited courses, and if the certificate or certification they hand out are just saying you passed their course, or is the actual course or program accredited.

GLOBAL ACCREDITATION ASSOCIATION™

Advancing Standards

NAAHE leads by setting widely accepted standards and by ensuring that these standards reflect the current best practice in allied health teaching, learning, and administration…

Student Advocate

NAAHE believes that students have a right to the instruction and services promised by the program or institution. We also encourage continuous learning and growth for our volunteers and staff.

Respecting Differences

NAAHE believes excellence takes many forms. We respect the variety of missions, goals, and models of allied health programs and institutions. We recognize the rights of each program…

Supporting Success

NAAHE believes in the potential of each program or institution to achieve accredited status, and we support programs and institutions in their efforts to meet the standards…

Validation.

All NAAHE accredited programs meet the high standards of education required for certification.

Quality Assurance.

NAAHE Accreditation standards assure that students receive a high‐quality education that reflects the needs of the profession and supports the supply of well‐prepared graduates entering the field.